Yes. AKEE is a valid word.
AKEE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AKEE is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AKEE
AKEE is a tropical tree and its fruit, also spelled ACKEE; it is the national fruit of Jamaica, where ackee and saltfish is a famous dish. Its plural is AKEES. The 5-point K makes AKEE a better score than most vowel-heavy words, and it uses an A and two E tiles. Picture the bright red fruit splitting open on a Jamaican breakfast plate.
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AKEE scores 8 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + K 5 + E 1 + E 1 = 8. On a double-word square that's 16, on a triple-word 24, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AKEE as the first play
Later in the game, put the K on a 3L square and AKEE is worth 18 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from AKEE
Other forms of AKEE (1):
- AKEESform of AKEE: widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits
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Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, K, E and E.
Memory tip
AKEE is a tropical fruit, the national fruit of Jamaica, also spelled ACKEE.
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